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InuYasha growled at the Miko saying, "Wench you'd have better luck getting my half-brother Sesshomaru to hug me than for me to apologize."

Naomi smirked replying, "Well then perhaps when you are hungry and have soiled yourself you will change your mind." With that said she turned to Kagome saying, "Where do you stay we shall let him think for a while alone."

Kagome pointed saying, "When we are here we stay with Kaede." Naomi pointed saying, "The monk is Miroku, and the Slayer is Sango. Do be careful of the monk his hand does tend to wonder. We are in search of an evil Hanyu named Naraku."

Kagome looked at Naomi sheepishly replying, "I am looking for him too apparently I need to rid this era of his presence." They entered the hut an elderly woman was tending to stew saying, "Kagome ye brought guests?"

Naomi bowed to the elderly woman saying, "We are in search of the evil Hanyu Naraku." Kagome jumped from a hand caressing her bottom. Naomi growled out, "Miroku see if you can convince InuYasha to behave." Miroku turned, and headed out to where InuYasha was pinned to the hut.

Kaede eyed the Miko named Naomi asking, "Ye are more than ye seem aren't ye?" Naomi replied, "I am Kaede although I intend no harm to anyone who also intends no harm."

Kaede said, "Ye are most welcome than I could use help in training Kagome as she is an untrained Miko."

Naomi moved close to Kagome and touched her shoulders assessing her Miko powers before saying, "It would be easier if I just gave her an education transfer through her mind. It would take too many years to train her to be able to protect herself from Naraku. She also requires proper fighting attire as I will not travel with a female dressed as she is."

Kaede thought a moment before saying, "There is a dress-maker in town perhaps she can help you with something for Kagome. As far as speeding up Kagome's training I wouldn't mind if you took care of it for me."

Naomi nodded she didn't want to offend Kaede she just wanted Kagome trained as quickly as possible. Besides with the level of concentration required to perform the task perhaps it would finally get her beast to stop talking about how handsome the Inu Yoki they came across was. She decided that her first task was to get Kagome fighting attire. She turned to Sango saying, "Would you care to go with us to get Kagome something to fight in?"

Sango replied, "I'd love to come besides I know the key to getting a good deal." Naomi nodded as they went to the dress-maker, and entered the woman's hut. She came out from the back saying, "How may I help you?"

Naomi took Kagome's hand saying, "My dear sister barely escaped a demon attack. Unfortunately, it left her clothes unsuitable to wear. She will need fighting attire as I'd like to train her but it can't be Miko as it reminds her too much of our departed Mother."

Naomi knew it was a lie, and she disliked using them, but she didn't want the woman to continue looking at Kagome like she was a whore, or to have to spend hours explaining to the woman. She watched as the woman started pulling stuff out when Sango stepped up saying, "We weren't expecting to buy clothes so anything you have that would fit that wasn't wanted, we'd like to look at."

Sango and Naomi watched as the woman pulled items from the back placing them on the table moving the more valuable items back to the trucks, and tables she stored them on. Sango was at the table first trying to find a few decent looking bottoms. Naomi helped out by looking at the tops. She noticed none were sets so they would have to match as best they could. She found a mainly blue top with black trim as long as there was a pair of black bottoms it was a beautiful top. Naomi tapped Sango she took the blue top with black trim it had a Sakura tree on the back with a few blossoms falling. It took some time, but Sango found a pair of black shorts and handed both to Kagome to try on behind the screen. Naomi said to her, "I think we should get two or three, so she always has a clean one to wear."

Sango replied, "Four is what I typically buy when I get them this way as it's usually the cost of two."

Naomi nodded as she found a black one, with red trim, and flames on it handing it to Sango to find bottoms. Kagome stepped out, and turned around asking, "What do you think I like it." Both girls nodded as Sango handed her the black top with dark red bottoms to try on. After a while, they found two more, and once they had four sets Naomi turned to the woman asking, "How much do I owe you?"

The woman thought a moment before saying, "5616 yen seems fair it will cover the cost of materials and my time."

Naomi reached into the pouch she carried under her Miko robes and gave the woman 5616 yen. Making sure that Kagome left the last one she had put on. This one was full of fall colors, and they had found a pair of brown pants to go underneath it. They returned to Kaede's hut stopping outside where Naomi asked, "Are you ready to apologize?"

InuYasha now hungry, and needing to go said: "Fine I am sorry the wench was dressing like a whore and doesn't know how to listen."

Naomi shook her head letting him down saying, "It seems that is the best I will get from you." Miroku was the first to approach Kagome saying, "I must say that is an improvement you look twice as lovely as before."